Window glass mounting



April 1951 J. SCHUNK wmnow GLASS MOUNTING Filed Oct. 25, 1945 FIG. 4

FIG} 3 INVENTOR.

- JOSEPH SCHUNK Patented Apr. 24,1951

WINDOW GLASS-MOUNTlNG' H H a Joseph Schunk,'Union,;,N.:. J., assignor to: The

i i This invention relates" to an improvernenti in the means for mounting glass, or sometiinesre: ferredto asia; panel; in a frame. 7 Y In. certain prior art structures; where a. resilient' glazing s'tripfhas" been used it has been necessary to disassemble some part-of the frame. in orderto assemble theglass pane or paneliwi-th theglazing strip. Other types. of panel mountings have been proposed which have been'more or less complicated both as to the construction of the frame per se as Well as the glazing strip. Therefore the principal object of my invention is to provide a construction which will eliminatebe apparent to one skilled in this particular art from a study of the annexed drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a sectional view through a portion of a'frame andpanel. V

Figure 2 is aview similar to '1 but showing a slight modification thereof.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 but of a further modified but preferred form of my im- 7 provement.

Figure 4 is aview of Figure 3 showing the ease of assembly and disassembly of the construction shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.

In the various views wherein like numbers refer to corresponding parts, I is a frame havin an upwardly extending portion 2 which actsas a support for backing strip 3. The backing'strip 3 has a projecting rib 4 which forms a seat for the pane or panel 5 which also engages the backing member '3 which is made of a suitable resilient material. Extendin from the portion 2 is a shelf 6 for carrying the. backing member 3 which may be held to the shelf 2 by any suitable means such as a dovetail construction I or the part 2 may have an inturnecl flangeB as shown in Figure 2 for holdin the backing member 3 in position during assembly of the pane 5. Frame I has a member 9 extending in the same 1 made of suitable resilient material such as rubher. The longitudinal recess I8 is preferably of a size such that'- th-eheel l3fof the glazing strip" H will contact with aportion l4 of-the frame after" the installation is' conipletedz Connecting the shelf 6' withthe'portiofn 9 isa portion 12 and as shown in Figure 3' this portion is at an' 010- r 3 Nationa;1'Lock Washer Company, Newark NlJ. Application O'ctober25, 1945;,seriar No. 624395 "'2 Claims; (Glid -56.4)"

tuse angle with respect tothe' shelf 6' fora pur-' pose that will presently be pointed out'. IrfFig-g ures'l, 2 and-4 the-portion 1'2-is shown asbeing substantially parallel with the p'arts" 2 and-- 9 It will be noted from the various figures that the glazing strip II is made quite arcuate with its heel portion l3 resting on a portion M of the frame and normally contacting along the surface IS with the pane 5 there bein no intermediate contact of the concave side of the glazing strip II with any part of the frame or the pane where the glazing strip passes through the opening I6 leading to the trough I1 within which the heel !3 of the glazing strip II is positioned. This provides a construction which is easy to assemble and disassemble since an assembly tool l5 may be inserted over the ledge I0 into the longitudinal recess adapted to receive the ledge I0 after assembly and the lazing strip can be readily forced into a position approximately as shown in Figure 4 and then readily forced downwardly on the slanting surface l2 shown in Fig- ..ure 3. It will be noted from Figure 3 of the drawing that the inner concave surface of the glazing strip extends in an unbroken surface from end to end and terminates at the bottom [4 of the trough l1, having the side walls [2 and 9, adjacent the end of the slanting surface 12 and that the slanting surface l2 joins the bottom of trough [8 in a line beyond the plane of the pane or panel. Also the outer surface of the glazin strip is convex from end to end and only interrupted by the longitudinal recess [8. The slanting surface 12 acts to increase the tension of the glazing strip against the pane or panel, as the strip is forced into holding position. It also enhances at least the dissembly operation of the pane or panel from the frame.

What I claim is:

1'. A window panel mounting comprising a frame having a backing portion and a shelf extending therefrom, a backing member of resilient material carried by the shelf with means for holdin it on the shelf, the backing member having oneside engaging said backin portion of the frame while the other side. engages one side of apanel and a seat portion to receivethe edge ofthepanel, the frame having a trough formed [by two'spacedwalls joined by a bottom mem- 55.

ber, .one wall extending in an outwardly slanb said backin member, the strip having a groove 1. for

in the convex surface to receive said ledge holding the strip in operative position.

2. A window panel mounting frame of suitable material having a upwardly extending portion, a shelf extendingfrom said portion intermediate its ends, a member of resilient material having one part located on said shelf and acting as a seat for said panel while another part extending upwardly along saidextending frame portion and acting as a backing member for said panel, means coacting with the shelf and said resilient member for holding the memberin place onthe shelf, said frame havinga part extending downwardly from the end of the shelf opposite to said upwardly extending portion of the frame, said downwardly extending'part being formed at its terminus in a direcincluding a.

tion similar to that of said shelf and then turning upwardly terminating in a ledge and forming the outer wall of a trough, a glazing strip of resilient material having a continuous concave inner surface and a convex outer surface from end to end, one end terminating at the bottom of the trough while the other end is adapted to engage a panel to hold it against said backing member, the strip having a groove in the convex surface to receive said ledge for holding the strip in operative position.

JOSEPH SCHUNK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 919,887 Kohler Apr. 27, 1909 973,547 Newpher Oct. 25, 1910 1,891,932 Hunter Dec. 27, 1932 2,163,566 Blessin June 20, 1939 2,248,297 Chafiee July 8, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 148,871 Austria 1937 

